Chapter 1409: Chapter 1409

Everyone was filled with both anticipation and anxiety, not knowing what effects entering a new world might have.

Only Daniu wasn’t worried at all. Other than Xi Qianxue and Li Mengyao, Daniu himself had the clearest view.

Think about it, what kinds of worlds does Du You control? He was the first in the academy to create a territory in the Ice Crystal Plains world. The academy was already planning to cede this world to Du You, but he still hadn’t completely taken it under control.

On the surface, it seemed like he was giving face to the academy, but judging by Du You’s attitude, he clearly didn’t take it seriously.

Recently, he publicly unveiled a new world. This world had indeed been taken under full control, but not yet fully assimilated, and everyone had confirmed it was a tier-six world. Even the rank of the territory was advancing towards tier-six, and it wouldn’t be long before Du You had two openly known tier-six territories.

If Du You wasn’t even interested in a tier-six world, then what were the hidden worlds like? They must be at least tier-seven.

And the world they currently resided in was merely tier-seven, so this made Daniu even less worried.

While they were undertaking an advancement mission, a significant incident occurred on Earth.

Yellow Sand City to the southwest: the largest supplier of high-quality timber and the largest grain planting base in the region. The power within and beyond the base was formidable, making it one of the top wealthy cities.

Today, Yellow Sand City was bustling and lively as always. But in the shadows, some forces were gradually developing. Clearly, many things were not subject to human will.

Unconsciously, a faint red mist of blood began to spread from some dark corners, insidiously clinging to people. It had been a long time, and no one had noticed.

Then suddenly, on this day, the entire city erupted. Countless people on the streets began screaming in agony, many at a loss as to what to do. If it weren’t for the automated driving systems, multiple car accidents would have surely occurred by now.

"What’s happening? A new epidemic?" One person wondered aloud.

"What epidemic? What disease in our era can’t be cured? I have a bad feeling about this. Let’s find a place to hide quickly," some people felt that something wasn’t right.

But before many could act, those who were shrieking stopped. Their eyes bloodshot and bodies covered with red patterns, which upon closer inspection appeared like blossoming red lotus flowers, emitting an evil aura.

Then, their bodies shimmered with red light, and they began attacking the people around them.

The stronger individuals could resist longer, but the power they erupted with was also correspondingly greater.

In just a short time, some powerful individuals took action, resulting in countless deaths and injuries in Yellow Sand City, even a corner of the city wall collapsed. Two patrolling warships in the sky were shot down almost immediately.

At that moment, the sewers suddenly exploded, and hordes of monsters surged out from within.

There were enlarged mutant rats and an assortment of other sewer-dwelling creatures. In any case, they all shared one characteristic: red patterns enveloped their bodies, and an ominous aura spread.

"This presence, damn it, this is the work of the Blood Lotus Cult. All units, be on high alert."

The city lord noticed that something was amiss right away, but it was too late to reverse the situation. Although the Blood Lotus Cult was a powerful and evil religion, the city lord of Yellow Sand City didn’t care much about it.

Naturally, as someone who had also joined the Dark web, the city lord knew that these people were knowingly left behind, although no one admitted it, many speculated. His city was so strong that he didn’t believe these guys would dare to cause trouble.

But what he didn’t expect was that it was this lax attitude that led to actual Blood Lotus Cultists quietly laying out their plans in his city. To reach this extent, the plot must have been in place for a long time. That nobody had noticed it for so long suggested profound negligence among his subordinates.

Moreover, he was certain that someone within his official ranks had secretly joined the Blood Lotus Cult, or else it wouldn’t have happened this way.

But now was not the time to look for traitors and assign blame, the crisis at hand needed to be addressed first.

The city lord stood up, opened a box, and was ready to press the button inside. But at the moment he reached out, his assistant suddenly moved against him, and after a flash of red light, his wrist was sliced open.

"You’ve betrayed us too, why?"

"I didn’t betray anyone; your pitiful assistant has been gone for a long time," the newcomer’s form shifted.

The city lord understood immediately, but he also felt frustration at not having noticed that his assistant had been replaced. Whoever could sever his wrist in one strike had to be at least tier-six and stronger than himself.

"So this is Yellow Sand City’s last line of defense, huh? Once activated, a large number of tier-six warships would take off, and a report would go straight to the higher-ups. A truly impressive mechanism indeed. If I let you use it, tier-seven forces might soon arrive here, and that can’t be allowed," the intruder picked up the button and secured it.

The city lord tried multiple times to react, but he was powerless; he sensed others keeping a close watch on him.

"How could this be? Tier-seven powerhouses wouldn’t appear on Earth."

"Ha ha, that’s just to fool the common folk; did you think I wouldn’t know? While everyone is concerned about causing too much impact on Earth, potentially angering the will of Earth, the real reason lies in the fact that those above tier-seven would feel suppressed and uncomfortable here. This is Earth’s protection mechanism. But should an exceptional situation arise, they would certainly come here first, wouldn’t they?"

The Blood Lotus also has tier-seven members; how could this be completely unknown?

"Since you know, why would you still do this? Aren’t you afraid of being hunted down by Earth’s forces?"

"Ha ha ha ha, what’s there to be afraid of? They would be hard-pressed to find us. Besides, a large-scale battle here on Earth benefits no one; they wouldn’t confront us just over a city that’s already fallen."

"We indeed worship the Evil God, but we haven’t done anything to harm Earth’s soldiers, have we? All we want now is to occupy a city and live openly on Earth."

"Do you believe that yourself?" The city lord scoffed coldly. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ novel※fire.net

"It doesn’t matter, time will make you believe. How about joining us and watching the situation unfold? Otherwise!"

"Do I have a choice?" The city lord struggled in his gaze.

"Of course, you can choose death or a fate worse than death. How about it? We’re quite demo-cratic, after all."